Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust

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1 Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust Annual Management Report of Fund Performance June 30, 2017

2 Caution Regarding Forward-looking Statements Certain portions of this report, including, but not limited to, Results of Operations and Recent Developments, may contain forward-looking statements about the Fund, including its strategy, risks, expected performance and condition. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar forward-looking expressions or negative versions thereof. In addition, any statement that may be made concerning future performance, strategies or prospects, and possible future Fund action, is also a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are inherently subject to, among other things, risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Fund and economic factors. Accordingly, assumptions concerning future economic and other factors may prove to be incorrect at a future date. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual events and results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by the Fund. Any number of important factors could contribute to these digressions, including, but not limited to, general economic, political and market factors in North America and internationally, interest and foreign exchange rates, global equity and capital markets, business competition, technological change, changes in government regulations, unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings, and catastrophic events. It should be stressed that the above-mentioned list of important factors is not exhaustive. You are encouraged to consider these and other factors carefully before making any investment decisions and you are urged to avoid placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Further, you should be aware of the fact that the Fund has no specific intention of updating any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, prior to the release of the next Management Report of Fund Performance.

3 Annual Management Report of Fund Performance as at June 30, 2017 Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust This annual management report of fund performance contains financial highlights but does not contain the complete annual financial statements for the investment fund. You can get a copy of the annual financial statements at your request, and at no cost, by calling , by writing to us at Fidelity Investments, 483 Bay St. Suite 300, Toronto ON M5G 2N7 or by visiting our website at or SEDAR at Securityholders may also contact us using one of these methods to request a copy of the investment fund s proxy voting policies and procedures, proxy voting disclosure record or quarterly portfolio disclosure relating to the investment fund. Management Discussion of Fund Performance Investment Objective and Strategies Investment Objective: Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust (Fund) aims to achieve long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. small- and medium-capitalization companies. Strategies: The Fund s benchmark is the Russell 2500 Index. In terms of sector allocation, the Fund aims to invest in approximately the same proportion as sectors that are represented in the Russell 2500 Index. Each member of a team of portfolio managers is assigned to a sector. These portfolio managers choose investments for their sectors based on a thorough review of a number of factors, which may include each company s management, financial conditions and potential for earnings growth over the long term. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, but tends to focus primarily on small- and medium-capitalization issuers. Risk The risks associated with investing in this Fund remain as discussed in the prospectus. Any changes to the Fund over the period have not affected the overall level of risk of the Fund. The Fund is suitable for long-term investors wishing to gain exposure to U.S. equity securities of small and medium-sized companies. To invest in this Fund, investors should be able to accept a medium to high level of risk. The suitability of the investment has not changed from what has been disclosed in the prospectus. Results of Operations Securities of this Fund are only available for purchase by other funds and accounts managed or advised by Fidelity and are not available for public purchase. Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust, Series O, returned 22.8% for the one-year period ending June 30, The S&P 500 Index, broadly representative of U.S. equities, returned 17.9% for the same period (in Canadian dollar terms). Market overview: During the review period, U.S. equities rose following a series of gains based on improving economic data and optimism regarding the proposed policies of the new U.S. administration, strengthening corporate earnings, solid labour market conditions and multi-year-high consumer confidence. These factors continued to support the economy and equity market. During the period, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) increased the target Fed funds rate three times against the backdrop of continued strength in the U.S. economy. Factors affecting performance: The Fund s benchmark, the Russell 2500 Index, returned 19.8% (in Canadian dollar terms) for the review period. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, primarily due to investments in the health care sector. In the sector, investments in oncology companies such as ARIAD Pharmaceuticals and Loxo Oncology, along with and an investment in medical device company Wright Medical Group, contributed to relative performance. At the end of the review period, the Fund had no exposure to ARIAD Pharmaceuticals. Among other sectors, investments in semiconductors and semiconductor equipment firm Cavium, insurance company Essent Group and financial services company E-Trade contributed to relative performance. In contrast, exposure to certain stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from relative performance. In the sector, investments in U.S.-based retailing firm Tractor Supply and diamond jewellery retailer Signet Jewelers detracted from relative performance. Investments in certain stocks in the information technology sector also detracted from relative performance. In the sector, investments in software company Tyler Technologies and high-speed analog semiconductor company Inphi detracted from relative performance. Among other sectors, investments in oil and gas exploration and production firms such as Oasis Petroleum and Extraction Oil & Gas, and an investment in United Statesbased pharmaceutical company Alder BioPharmaceuticals, detracted from relative performance. Portfolio changes: 1

4 Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust Management Discussion of Fund Performance continued During the review period, the Fund s sector exposures were kept relatively close to those of the benchmark. While the Fund is neutrally positioned at the sector level, the industry group allocations deviated from those of the benchmark as a by-product of the portfolio management team s stock selection process. During the period under review, exposure to capital goods and banks was increased. In the capital goods industry, portfolio manager Chandler Willett initiated positions in aerospace and electronics company HEICO and industrial manufacturing and engineering company Colfax, owing to their attractive valuations in the portfolio manager s view. In the banking industry, the portfolio manager initiated positions in BankUnited, Huntington Bancshares, First Citizens Bancshares and East West Bancorp, believing that banks should benefit given a rise in interest rates. In contrast, exposure to the media companies declined; the portfolio manager exited positions in John Wiley & Sons and Interpublic Group, having found more attractive investment opportunities elsewhere. In addition, exposure to the utilities industry was reduced; the portfolio manager trimmed exposure to energy services holding company South Jersey Industries and public utility holding company Alliant Energy in an effort to lower the economic exposure of the Fund. Recent Developments Portfolio manager Chandler Willett believes the U.S. economy appears relatively strong, and ranks among the best regions in which to invest globally. He believes that for now, the likelihood of a U.S. recession is low; steady job creation and robust consumer spending continue to support the economy as it shifts into the later part of the business cycle. Mr. Willett believes the slower pace of global growth and continued speculation about interest rate tightening could potentially moderate the transition from mid- to late cycle. Meanwhile, he believes inflation may also surpass expectations as commodities continue their recent but steady rise. On a sector basis, he is optimistic that sources of higher relative returns can be found in the information technology and health care sectors, where the dispersion of returns is greater. Mr. Willett and his team remain consistent in their investment process, which aims to deliver a cohesive portfolio that captures the best thinking of the team. At the end of the review period, the financials sector represented the largest absolute exposure for the Fund. At an industry level, the Fund deviated the most from the benchmark weightings by having more exposure to the consumer services industry and less exposure to the technology hardware and equipment industry. Independent Review Committee Effective February 28, 2017, Helen M. Meyer retired from the Independent Review Committee and was replaced by James E. Cook as Chair. Also effective on that date, Frances Horodelski of Toronto, Ontario, became a member of the Independent Review Committee. 2

5 Related Party Transactions Manager and Portfolio Adviser The Fund is managed by Fidelity Investments Canada ULC (Fidelity). Fidelity is part of a broader group of companies collectively known as Fidelity Investments. Fidelity provides or arranges for the provision of all general management and administrative services required by the Fund in its day to day operations, bookkeeping, record keeping and other administrative services for the Fund. Fidelity is the portfolio adviser to the Fund and it provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Fidelity has entered into sub-advisory agreements with a number of entities including FIAM LLC, to provide investment advice with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Fund. The sub-advisors arrange for acquisition and disposition of portfolio investments, including all necessary brokerage arrangements. The Fund is only offered in Series O securities and is not available for public purchase. The Fund was created as an underlying fund for other Fidelity products. The Fund does not pay management and advisory fees, or other operating expenses, other than certain specified fund costs, including taxes, brokerage commissions and interest charges. Brokerage Commissions The Fund may place a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of Fidelity Investments, including National Financial Services LLC, provided it determines that these affiliates trade execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non affiliated, qualified brokerage firms, on an execution only basis. Commissions paid to brokerage firms that are affiliates of Fidelity Investments were $1,000 for the period ended June 30, Fidelity receives standing instructions from the IRC in respect of policies and procedures governing best execution of transactions with affiliates, which includes brokers affiliated to Fidelity Investments, at least once per year. 3

6 Financial Highlights The following tables show selected key financial information about the Fund and are intended to help you understand the Fund s financial performance for the period end of the years shown. This information is derived from the Fund s audited annual and/or unaudited semi-annual financial statements. Please see the front page for information about how you can obtain the Fund s annual or semi-annual financial statements. Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust Series O Periods ended June 30, The Series Net Assets per Security A Net assets, beginning of period B $ $ $ $ $ Increase (decrease) from operations: Total revenue Total expenses (excluding distributions) (.04) (.06) (.05) (.01) Realized gains (losses) Unrealized gains (losses) 1.77 (1.22) 2.02 (3.27) 1.64 Total increase (decrease) from operations B 3.76 (.31) Distributions: From net investment income (excluding dividends) (.17) (.20) (.16) From dividends (.47) (.17) From capital gains (.60) (2.25) (.84) (1.31) (.39) Return of capital Total distributions B,C (.77) (2.45) (1.00) (1.77) (.57) Net assets, end of period B $ $ $ $ $ Ratios and Supplemental Data Net asset value (000s) D $ 65,446 $ 43,222 $ 31,821 $ 14,383 $ 48,561 Securities outstanding D 3,161,738 2,469,628 1,586, ,448 3,428,311 Management expense ratio % % % % % Management expense ratio before waivers or absorptions % % % % % Trading expense ratio E.08%.10%.10%.34%.27% Portfolio turnover rate F 71.50% 76.34% 84.12% % % Net asset value per security, end of period $ $ $ $ $ A This information is derived from the Fund s audited annual and/or unaudited interim financial statements. Periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 follow International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and periods prior to January 1, 2013 follow Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Canadian GAAP). The net assets attributable to securityholders per security presented in the financial statements may differ from the net asset value calculated for fund pricing purposes. An explanation of these differences can be found in the notes to financial statements. For reporting periods ending after January 1, 2017 per security comparative figures (except for net asset value per security, end of period) have been conformed to the current rounding presentation of two decimal places. As a result, reporting periods ending prior to January 1, 2017 may not foot due to this rounding change. B C D E F Net assets and distributions are based on the actual number of securities outstanding at the relevant time. The increase (decrease) from operations is based on the weighted average number of securities outstanding over the financial period. This table is not intended to be a reconciliation of beginning to ending net assets per security. Distributions were paid in cash or reinvested in additional securities of the Fund, or both, and excludes any applicable distributions of management fee reduction to securityholders. Distributions are presented based on management s best estimate of the tax character. This information is provided as at period end of the year shown. The trading expense ratio represents total commissions and other portfolio transaction costs expressed as an annualized percentage of daily average net asset value during the period, including the Fund s pro-rata share of estimated trading costs incurred in any underlying investment fund, if applicable. The Fund s portfolio turnover rate indicates how actively the Fund s portfolio adviser manages its portfolio investments. A portfolio turnover rate of 100% is equivalent to the Fund buying and selling all of the securities in its portfolio once in the course of the year. The higher the Fund s portfolio turnover rate in a year, the greater the trading costs payable by the Fund in the year, and the greater chance of an investor receiving taxable capital gains in the year. There is not necessarily a relationship between a high portfolio turnover rate and the performance of the Fund. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated based on the lesser of purchases or sales of securities divided by the weighted average market value of the portfolio securities, excluding short-term securities. For periods greater than six months, but less than a full fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate is annualized. 4

7 Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust Past Performance The performance information shown assumes that all distributions made by the Fund in the periods shown were reinvested in additional securities of the Fund. The performance information does not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or other optional charges that would have reduced returns or performance. How the Fund has performed in the past does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. Year-by-Year Returns The following bar chart shows the Fund s annual performance for each of the years shown, and illustrates how the Fund s performance was changed from year to year. In percentage terms, the bar chart shows how much an investment made on the first day of each financial year would have grown or decreased by the last day of each financial year. Series O Fiscal Years (%) Commencement of Operations is December 14, 2011 Annual Compound Returns This table shows the Fund s historical annual compound total returns for the periods indicated, compared with a broad-based benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and the Fund s benchmark, the Russell 2500 Index, as described below. Past 1 year Past 3 years Past 5 years Since Inception Average Annual Total Returns Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust Series O 22.8% 17.1% 21.5% 22.1% Russell 2500 Index 19.8% 14.2% 19.7% 19.8% S&P 500 Index 17.9% 17.1% 20.3% 20.4% A discussion of the performance of the Fund can be found in the Results of Operation section of this report. The Russell 2500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the small to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on the total market capitalization, which represents 98.0% of the investable U.S. equity market. The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized index of 500 U.S. common stocks of large and mid-capitalization companies. 5

8 Fidelity U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Investment Trust Summary of Investment Portfolio as at June 30, 2017 Sector Mix Top 25 Issuers % of Fund s Net Assets as at 6/30/17 % of Fund s Net Assets as at 6/30/16 Financials Information Technology Industrials Consumer Discretionary Health Care Real Estate Materials Energy Utilities Consumer Staples Others (Individually Less Than 1%) Cash and Cash Equivalents Net Other Assets (Liabilities) Prior period industry classifications reflect the categories in place as of the date indicated and have not been adjusted to reflect current industry classifications. Market Capitalization % of Fund s Net Assets as at 6/30/17 % of Fund s Net Assets as at 6/30/16 Large Mid Small Market Capitalization is a measure of the size of a company. It is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the number of outstanding common shares of the company. The Fund defines small cap as less than $2 billion, mid cap as between $2 billion and $10 billion, and large cap as over $10 billion in capitalization. % of Fund s Net Assets 1. IDEX Corp WABCO Holdings, Inc CBOE Holdings, Inc Envision Healthcare Corp Diamondback Energy, Inc BankUnited, Inc Monolithic Power Systems, Inc Service Corp. International Cavium, Inc Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc HEICO Corp Ellie Mae, Inc DCT Industrial Trust, Inc Cash and Cash Equivalents Reinsurance Group of America, Inc Brandywine Realty Trust Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc Colfax Corp Douglas Emmett, Inc ARAMARK Holdings Corp Albemarle Corp. U.S Essent Group Ltd Empire State Realty Trust, Inc Toll Brothers Inc Atmos Energy Corp. 1.2 Total Fund Net Assets $65,385,000 The summary of investment portfolio may change due to ongoing portfolio transactions of the investment fund. The most recent annual report, semi-annual report, quarterly report, fund facts document or simplified prospectus for the investment fund and/or underlying fund is available at no cost, by calling , by writing to us at Fidelity Investments Canada ULC, 483 Bay St. Suite 300, Toronto ON M5G 2N7 or by visiting our web site at or SEDAR at

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12 Fidelity Investments Canada ULC 483 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N7 Manager, Transfer Agent and Registrar Fidelity Investments Canada ULC 483 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N7 Custodian State Street Trust Company of Canada Toronto, Ontario Portfolio Adviser Fidelity Investments Canada ULC Toronto, Ontario Visit us online at or call Fidelity Client Services at Fidelity s mutual funds are sold by registered Investment Professionals. Each Fund has a simplified prospectus, which contains important information on the Fund, including its investment objective, purchase options, and applicable charges. Please obtain a copy of the prospectus, read it carefully, and consult your Investment Professional before investing. As with any investment, there are risks to investing in mutual funds. There is no assurance that any Fund will achieve its investment objective, and its net asset value, yield, and investment return will fluctuate from time to time with market conditions. Investors may experience a gain or loss when they sell their securities in any Fidelity Fund. Fidelity Global Funds may be more volatile than other Fidelity Funds as they concentrate investments in one sector and in fewer issuers; no single Fund is intended to be a complete diversified investment program. Past performance is no assurance or indicator of future returns. There is no assurance that either Fidelity Canadian Money Market Fund or Fidelity U.S. Money Market Fund will be able to maintain its net asset value at a constant amount. The breakdown of Fund investments is presented to illustrate the way in which a Fund may invest, and may not be representative of a Fund s current or future investments. A Fund s investments may change at any time. Fidelity Investments is a registered trademark of Fidelity Investments Canada ULC E FICL-FCUSSMID-MRFPA-0917